An anonymous Twitter user is placing ‘hidden weed’ around Vancouver

When someone in San Francisco started hiding cash around town and leaving clues on Twitter, the game quickly took off and expanded into a number of cities across North America. But someone in Vancouver has put a local spin on the social media scavenger hunt by putting “hidden weed” around town.

The Twitter account @HiddenWeedYVR follows in the footsteps of @HiddenCash, @HiddenCashYVR and even a @HiddenBeerYVR, but while police have looked on those as largely benign games, they are taking the marijuana version of the game a little more seriously.

“For the person who finds it, possession without a licence is illegal. The act of delivering it to a place for someone else to find would be considered trafficking in a controlled substance under the CDSA,” Const. Brian Montague told CTV News.

“While we use a lot of discretion when it comes to marijuana, the fact that the person could be trafficking to a 12- or 13-year-old, if they are the ones who find it, could draw some unwanted police attention.”

Those warnings have not so far dampened the enthusiasm surrounding Vancouver’s weed hiding game. The account has been active since June 4 and shows no signs of slowing down, already having given away a half-dozen plastic containers filled with various cannabis strains each day. People who find them are encouraged to tweet a photo back at the @HiddenWeedYVR account.

All the weed is contained in waterproof Medtainer capsules, which come with built in grinders, making it that much easier to smoke the prize.

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